Compressive R-curve of a carbon fibre-epoxy matrix composite

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 6 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 531-541

  Fleck, N A ^a   Sutcliffe, M P F ^a   Sivashanker, S ^a   Xin, X J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compression; Fracture mechanics; Microbuckling; R curve; Toughness

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRACK PROPAGATION; EPOXY RESINS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; TOUGHNESS;

BRIDGING MODEL; COMPRESSIVE R-CURVE; CRACK TIP TOUGHNESS; MICROBUCKLING; SHARP NOTCH;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0030388072     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1359-8368(95)00037-2     Document Type: Article

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